Letters
‘Tin City’ was a ‘fascinating and unsettling’ story
To the Editor:
Couldn’t let another day go by without commending you on this incredible piece of writing ("Tin...
Letters
‘I’m glad this story was told’
To the Editor:
Regarding "Tin City: Riverhead's forgotten slums" (Feb. 29): Great article. As a life-long Black American...
Letters
‘Tin City’ story reminiscent of 1960 Babylon neighborhood: stunning, all-invasive poverty
To the Editor:
I came across this piece on Facebook via an old friend who lives in Riverhead. ...
News
Tin City: The story of Riverhead’s forgotten slums
Sixty years ago, there were no playgrounds, picnic tables, hiking trails or campsites on the property we know today as Indian Island County Park. In 1964, bulldozers leveled the tin-roofed sheds at what was once one of the largest and worst rural slums in the state.
Community News
PSEG-LI agrees to delay demolition of historic power plant building in Riverhead
After local preservation advocates pressed the Riverhead Town Board to try to delay PSEG-Long Island demolition plans for a historic building that once housed one of the island’s first electric power plants, the utility company has shelved its plans — at least temporarily.
Community News
Greetings from Riverhead: How one e-Bay auction inspired a Jamesport man’s collection of vintage postcards of old Riverhead
In 2002, after buying a postcard that caught his eye on e-Bay Ron Schmitt of Jamesport began collecting vintage postcards depicting places and buildings in Riverhead Town going back to the late 19th century.
News
Looking back on the impacts of ‘superstorm’ Sandy: local photos and video of historic storm
A photo and video retrospective on 'superstorm' Sandy's local impacts when it barreled into New York as a post-tropical cyclone on Oct. 29, 2012.
Community News
Riverhead commemorates Bell Town Heritage Area in Aquebogue, founded by the grandsons of slaves during the Great Migration of 1930s
The Rev. Mary Cooper at a ceremony Saturday marking the dedication of Riverhead's first heritage area, Bell Town, a community founded by Cooper's father Mansfield Bell and his three brothers, grandsons of slaves who migrated from Powhatan County, Virginia during the Great Migration in the 1930s, a historical period marking the movement of approximately 6 million Black Americans away from the Jim Crow South to escape racial discrimination, violence, segregation and poor economic conditions.
Community News
There’s local history in that attic: Town historian expands collection with ‘donation day’
On "donation day" Saturday morning, residents brought the town historian a varied collection of "stuff" saved from the trash bin— everything from dozens of hand-written letters dating back to the 1850s, written to one of Riverhead's most prominent citizens, to pictures and memorabilia from Riverhead High School in the 1940s and a photo of West Main Street after the 1938 hurricane struck.
Community News
This little building offers a peek into Riverhead history — and much, much more
The iconic carriage house (circa 1873) stands on what was once the homestead of the John R. Perkins family. Known as the Yellow Barn, it houses a used bookstore operated by Friends of the Riverhead Free Library.